Legal Opinion
Lazo v. Mak's Trading Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 27, 1994PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*897OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed, with costs.
Plaintiff, the operator of a tractor trailer, delivered a shipment of rice to defendant, a wholesale and retail grocer in New York City. Defendant grocer engaged three neighborhood men to help unload the trailer. During the unloading, one of the three individuals got into an altercation with plaintiff, resulting in personal injuries.
The alleged tortfeasor came and went as he and his companion pleased, worked at their own convenience, were free to hold other employment, were never placed on…
2Cited by35 opinions
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